From Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia.
Template:ElementalTypes
Template:TypeNotice
Some notable Pokémon trainers that specialize in the Water-type include Misty of Cerulean City, Wallace and Juan of Sootopolis City and Crasher Wake of Pastoria City.
Statistical averages
Overall
Fully evolved
Battle properties
Water-type moves:
- Are super effective against: Fire, Ground, Rock
- Are not very effective against: Dragon, Grass, Water
- Have no effect against: None
Water-type Pokémon:
Characteristics
Defensively, the Water-type is very strong when combined with high defensive stats. Every Water-type, with the exception of Magikarp, can use Ice-type moves to counter Grass-types, (although Magikarp can learn one Flying-type move, Bounce, which can also counter Grass-types) so Electric is the only true threat to Water-types. That is not the case if the Pokémon in question are part Ground like Quagsire, Swampert, Whiscash, and Gastrodon.
The Water-type is also useful offensively. Water-type Pokémon can learn Ice Beam to deal with Dragon and Grass-types, which would make their resistance to Water-type attacks irrelevant. It can be extremely useful to be super-effective against Ground- and Template:Type2s when traveling through caves, etc. As a result of these advantages, as well as having to get through water routes using Surf, most trainers usually have at least one Water-type in their party.
In total, there are 92 Pokémon with the Water-type.
Pokémon
Pure Water-type Pokémon
Half Water-type Pokémon
Primary Water-type Pokémon
Secondary Water-type Pokémon
Moves
Damage-dealing moves
| Name
|
Category
|
Contest
|
Power
|
Accuracy
|
PP
|
Target
|
Notes
|
| Aqua Jet
|
|
Beauty
|
40
|
100%
|
20
|
One foe
|
Always attacks first.
|
| Aqua Tail
|
|
Cute
|
90
|
90%
|
10
|
One foe
|
|
| Brine
|
|
Smart
|
65
|
100%
|
10
|
One foe
|
Does double damage when the target's HP is 50% or less.
|
| Bubble
|
|
Cute
|
20
|
100%
|
30
|
Both foes
|
Has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed.
|
| BubbleBeam
|
|
Beauty
|
65
|
100%
|
20
|
One foe
|
Has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed.
|
| Clamp
|
|
Tough
|
35
|
75%
|
10
|
One foe
|
Attacks for two to five turns.
|
| Crabhammer
|
|
Tough
|
90
|
85%
|
10
|
One foe
|
Has a high critical hit ratio.
|
| Dive
|
|
Beauty
|
80
|
100%
|
10
|
One foe
|
User dives underwater on the first turn, then attacks in the second turn.
|
| Hydro Cannon
|
|
Beauty
|
150
|
90%
|
5
|
One foe
|
Attacks on the first turn but must rest on the second turn.
|
| Hydro Pump
|
|
Beauty
|
120
|
80%
|
5
|
One foe
|
|
| Muddy Water
|
|
Tough
|
95
|
85%
|
10
|
Both foes
|
May lower target's accuracy by one stage.
|
| Octazooka
|
|
Tough
|
65
|
85%
|
10
|
One foe
|
May lower target's accuracy by one stage.
|
| Surf
|
|
Beauty
|
95
|
100%
|
15
|
Everyone else
|
In battle: Does double damage when target is using Dive.
Out of battle: Allows the user to travel on water.
|
| Water Gun
|
|
Cute
|
40
|
100%
|
25
|
One foe
|
|
| Water Pulse
|
|
Beauty
|
60
|
100%
|
20
|
One foe
|
May confuse target.
|
| Water Spout
|
|
Beauty
|
150
|
100%
|
5
|
Both foes
|
The lower the user's HP, the lower the power of the move.
|
| Waterfall
|
|
Tough
|
80
|
100%
|
15
|
One foe
|
In battle: Has 10% chance of making the target flinch.
Out of battle: Allows the user to climb waterfalls.
|
| Whirlpool
|
|
Beauty
|
15
|
70%
|
15
|
One foe
|
In battle: Attacks for two to five turns.
Out of battle: Clears whirlpools.
|
Non-damaging moves
| Name
|
Category
|
Contest
|
Power
|
Accuracy
|
PP
|
Target
|
Notes
|
| Aqua Ring
|
|
Beauty
|
—
|
—%
|
20
|
User
|
The user envelops itself in a veil made of water. It regains some HP on every turn.
|
| Rain Dance
|
|
Tough
|
—
|
—%
|
5
|
All
|
The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type moves.
|
| Water Sport
|
|
Cute
|
—
|
—%
|
15
|
All
|
Weakens Template:Type2 moves while the user is in the battle.
|
| Withdraw
|
|
Cute
|
—
|
—%
|
40
|
User
|
Increases the user's Defense by 1 level.
|
Trivia
- Of all seventeen types, the Water-type is the most abundant, with 92 Pokémon species, nearly 19% of the entire known Pokédex, being of the Water-type. This probably reflects the abundance of different species of lifeforms that inhabit the real world's oceans, lakes and rivers.
- All Generation I Water-type Pokémon are weak to Electric moves because there were no dual Dragon-, Electric-, or Template:Type2s to neutralize the weakness and dual Water/Template:Type2 Pokémon were not introduced until Generation II.
- All pokemon with a X1/4 resistance to Water by now are Water-types themselfs.
- Each Generation has at least one Water type Pokémon that start with the letters L, M, P, & S.
- Every main protagonist in the anime (with the obvious exception of Max) has had at least one Water-type Pokémon. Ash has Squirtle, Kingler, Totodile, Corphish and Buizel and had Lapras, all of Misty's Pokémon except Togetic and Azurill are Water-types, Brock has Ludicolo and Marshtomp, Tracey has Marill, May has Wartortle, Dawn has Piplup and used to have Buizel, Jessie had Shellder and Magikarp, and James had Gyarados.
- It is currently the only Pokémon type so far to have been focused on a Pokémon movie (said movie being Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea).
In other languages
- Dutch: Water
- French: Eau
- German: Wasser
- Italian: Acqua
- Japanese: みず (水) mizu
- Korean: 물 mul
- Spanish: Agua
